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THE CLASSICS: The Iron Brigade (Book Review)
Reviewed by Peter S. Carmichael By Alan T. Nolan Alan T. Nolan pioneered the […]
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Battle of Shepherdstown
The savage little Battle of Shepherdstown made for a bloody coda to the 1862 Maryland campaign.
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America’s Civil War: Guerrilla Leader William Clarke Quantrill’s Last Raid in Kentucky
When Confederate fortunes plummeted in Missouri, fearsome guerrilla leader William Clarke Quantrill and his band of hardened killers headed east to terrorize Union soldiers and civilians in Kentucky. It would be Quantrill’s last hurrah.
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John Cabell Early Remembers Gettysburg
Major General Jubal Early’s nephew recalled the famous meeting on July 1 between his uncle and General Robert E. Lee during the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania.
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Mason County War
The 1875 blood feud, also known as the Hoodoo War and featuring the likes of former Texas Ranger Scott Cooley and up-and-coming legend John Ringo, pitted German settlers against American-born cowboys.
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Frederick W. Benteen
Though he displayed daring and audacity during his military career, Benteen would probably not be remembered today if not for his supporting role at the Little Bighorn more than 125 years ago.
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Battle of Little Bighorn Coverup
Concerned that the Indians in the village would escape, George Armstrong Custer ordered his force forward to the attack. Did Reno and Benteen try to hide the true nature of the attack?
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The Fox Sisters: Spiritualism’s Unlikely Founders
Out of the pranks of precocious sisters in upstate New York in 1847 grew a religious and social movement that swept across America. Often associated with abolition, suffrage and the brotherhood of all souls, spiritualism continued to evolve and flourish through the 20th century.
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America’s Civil War Comes to West Point
Though the Corps of Cadets was forced apart by political differences in 1860-61, and passions grew intense, there were more tears than hurrahs among the Northerners when their Southern friends resigned. The last institution to divide, the Academy was one of the first to reunite.